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Growing tobacco to smoke

McRazzMcRazz Posts: 440
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Hi all, 

I intend to roll my own cigars next year and have ordered the following varieties of tobacco plants;

Black Mammoth - for wrapper
Havana 142 - for binder
Habano 2000 - for filler

I intend to set aside my greenhouse for the grow (sorry tomatoes! :D ) and air cure the leaf in my open attic. 

Plenty of crackpots on here (me included :# ) so I'm wondering if anyone has given this a go before? If so did it yield any decent results? 

and before anyone asks, yes, it's legal   o:)


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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Please don't do it, it's so bad for you. Try to give up altogether.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Not something I'd ever thought of and whilst I don't do cigars, given the ever increasing cost ( and the faff ) of rolling  just one cigarette, it will  be interesting to see how you get on. 
    Not sure about giving up the Tomatoes tho - given you can't buy decent flavoured ones these days  ;)

  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    Not tried it but good luck to you in your endeavours.

    I do have to ask ...Do you have the requisite Dusky maiden to hand roll them on her thighs for you?

    Cigars are supposed to be better for you and no horrendous taxes to pay.  :)
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I did try when I was about 10yrs old (which says quite a bit about me I suppose 😁)
    The plants grew very well and produced massive leaves.

    I think the advice at the time (probably from the seed catalogue) was to cure them by stacking them somewhere warm.
    We were going on our summer holiday, so I stacked them in seed trays in the greenhouse.
    When we returned two weeks later it was just a nasty mess.
    I didn't try again with tobacco

    I grew them outside and they got to about 7ft quickly when the summer arrived.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • McRazzMcRazz Posts: 440
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    Please don't do it, it's so bad for you. Try to give up altogether.
    Thanks Busy but I don't 'smoke' so there's nothing really to give up - I just enjoy the occasional cigar, but thanks for your concern...
  • McRazzMcRazz Posts: 440
    Rubytoo said:
    Not tried it but good luck to you in your endeavours.

    I do have to ask ...Do you have the requisite Dusky maiden to hand roll them on her thighs for you?

    Cigars are supposed to be better for you and no horrendous taxes to pay.  :)
    I could put my wife's summer dress on when I roll them  :D


  • McRazzMcRazz Posts: 440
    edited November 2023
    philippasmith2 said:
    Not something I'd ever thought of and whilst I don't do cigars, given the ever increasing cost ( and the faff ) of rolling  just one cigarette, it will  be interesting to see how you get on. 
    Not sure about giving up the Tomatoes tho - given you can't buy decent flavoured ones these days  ;)

    I might make room for a few tomatoes.

    I will update this thread with my progress from seed to rolled product. 

    Edit - the business I purchased from sell a number of varieties including decent rolling ones such as Golden Virginia. My dad is also interested in mixing his own pipe blends so is following this new endeavour with interest...
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    It's an interesting project. 

    I am fairly dusky but not much of a maiden. Maybe we could arrange a consultancy fee.
  • McRazzMcRazz Posts: 440
    edited November 2023
    Fire said:
    It's an interesting project. 

    I am fairly dusky but not much of a maiden. Maybe we could arrange a consultancy fee.
      :D

    I'm not sure it will top Slug Experiments which is an all time great on this forum but im hoping it will generate a little interest and helpful advice along the way.
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    edited November 2023
    Sorry to lower the tone I could go lower :disappointed:
    Smooth thighs, hairy legs might impede smooth rolling.
    Speak to wife again.

    Do you have something like racks to spread the leaves on for drying?
    I imagine spreading them out initially would be good. 

    Would too warm not impair the flavour?  Or is it the other way a  warm cure makes it better?

    I initially read @Pete.8  as tried it ten years ago not ten years old :D
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